PLEASE READ NEW RULE ABOUT BACKGROUND COLORS ALLOWED!!!
In this challenge we are going to ask that you delve into your wealth of talent and compose for us your best poetry describing a place you have been, or an image in your mind. We are looking for WORD PAINTINGS!

"The catch…you MAY NOT use a graphic (photo or artwork or Starlite provided floaties) or graphic background (none of the offered graphic backgrounds on Starlite are allowed)... you must go to the drop down menu above the offered backgrounds and choose a SOLID color). Your poem must be posted on an ENTIRELY SOLID COLORED PAGE (not just the background behind the words) with contrasting lettering (this includes poem and its title) In other words, if you use a lighter color for your background, your font must be dark!! If it's a darker background, the font must be light! IT MUST STAND OUT AGAINST THE COLOR YOU HAVE CHOSEN FOR YOUR BACKGROUND!. NO FONT GENERATED ARTWORK OR SHAPE POETRY IS ALLOWED AS WELL. Music IS allowed in this challenge. This SHOULD be a TOTAL word picture you have painted for us, one that evokes an image for your reader.

This challenge will close on the date and time posted above or when it has reached its limit of 15 entries.

Only one poem allowed per poet. If you enter a hosted challenge, please be sure to check back for the host's decision. Also if you enter a hosted challenge please make sure there is contact information available for the moderator.
You will have 24 hours to respond, or we will grant hosting privileges to the runner up. If the host does not vote a winner will be chosen for them by the moderator.

Any Poem that does not meet the criteria given for this challenge will be removed from the thread prior to voting. If time allows, modifications will be asked for. If time does not allow, entry will be removed. Any poem not modified before closing will be removed from the challenge.

A note from your challenge moderator... as moderator of this challenge I would like to thank all of you who have participated in the Word Painting challenge.